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Flame malware server password cracked

A Kaspersky researcher has cracked the password for a server that controlled the infamous Flame malware, according to NetworkWorld. Apparently, analyst Dmitry Bestuzhev was able to do so only hours after Symantec appealed for help in doing so.

More details have been emerging about Flame, which is now strongly suspected to be part of a cyber-espionage operation targeting Iran’s nuclear development facilities. Symantec and Kaspersky Labs said they found evidence that three other undiscovered viruses created by the same group may exist in the wild.

Both companies have also stated that Flame was disguised as a content management system called “Newsforyou.”